See also: hèftig

Dutch

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Etymology

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16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (control) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /ˈɦɛftɪx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hef‧tig

Adjective

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heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst)

  1. intense, heavy
    Synonyms: hevig, intens

Declension

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Declension of heftig
uninflected heftig
inflected heftige
comparative heftiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial heftig heftiger het heftigst
het heftigste
indefinite m./f. sing. heftige heftigere heftigste
n. sing. heftig heftiger heftigste
plural heftige heftigere heftigste
definite heftige heftigere heftigste
partitive heftigs heftigers

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (struggle, conflict). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (impetuous).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, [ˈhɛftʰɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, [ˈhɛftʰɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: hef‧tig

Adjective

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heftig (strong nominative masculine singular heftiger, comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten)

  1. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
    • 2012 July 2, Die Welt[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 24:
      Heftige Gewitter haben am Wochenende in Teilen Deutschlands erhebliche Schäden angerichtet.
      Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damages in parts of Germany on the weekend.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Danish: heftig
  • Dutch: heftig
  • Norwegian: heftig
  • Swedish: häftig

Further reading

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  • heftig” in Duden online
  • heftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Low German

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Etymology

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Ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (conflict, struggle). Compare Dutch heftig, English hefty, as well as German heftig (vehement, fierce).

Adjective

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heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

  1. fierce, heavy, vehement, intense, strong, hefty

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Norwegian

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Adjective

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heftig

  1. intense, fierce, violent
  2. awesome, cool